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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year does the book open?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1995.

2. One guide suggested, "One cannot be certain how any climber will perform. Good climbers sometimes failed, while marginal climbers succeeded through ____."
(a) Hesitation.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Self-confidence.
(d) Determination.

3. What were the ages of Ngima and Lopsang?
(a) 26 and 23.
(b) 35 and 18.
(c) 30 and 25.
(d) 40 and 32.

4. Who was the founder of Himalayan Guides?
(a) Rob Hall.
(b) Scott Fischer.
(c) Henry Todd.
(d) Jon Krakauer.

5. Where did Mountain Madness get its oxygen from?
(a) Henry Todd.
(b) Fischer.
(c) Poisk.
(d) Lincare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?

2. How many clients had signed for the Mountain Madness expedition by February, 2006?

3. How old was Pete Schoening?

4. Why did Boukreev go to Russia?

5. What was Bourkreev offered to work for Mountain Madness?

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